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‘Russian aggression’ is just a pretext for US politicians to further bloat 2020 defense budget, while Moscow won’t even care

Posted on December 25, 2019December 25, 2019By Editor

By Scott Ritter, a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer with experience in Russian affairs, the Middle East, arms control, national security issues. From 1991-1998, he served as a Chief Weapons Inspector with the UN in Iraq. … Read More >‘Russian aggression’ is just a pretext for US politicians to further bloat 2020 defense budget, while Moscow won’t even care

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US Treasury’s Steve Mnuchin Virtue Signals Economic Terrorism

Posted on December 20, 2019December 20, 2019By Editor

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin seems to think that nations under the hammer of American sanctions should be thanking Washington for not attacking them militarily instead. How generous, how virtuous of Uncle Sam! … Read More >US Treasury’s Steve Mnuchin Virtue Signals Economic Terrorism

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All I want for Christmas is $23tn in debt: Rand Paul lays waste to reckless US spending in annual Festivus Report

Posted on December 20, 2019By Editor

Offering some relief from the impeachment spectacle grinding on in Washington, Senator Rand Paul has released his yearly Festivus Report, chronicling the outrageous – but sometimes comical – spending habits of the US government. … Read More >All I want for Christmas is $23tn in debt: Rand Paul lays waste to reckless US spending in annual Festivus Report

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Hard truth to spit out: Yang tells Dems to stop obsessing over impeachment & deal with issues that helped Trump get elected

Posted on December 20, 2019December 20, 2019By Editor

Breaking away from his Democratic peers, Andrew Yang called on the party to get over impeachment and stop pretending like President Donald Trump or Russia – not their own policy failures – caused their 2016 election loss. … Read More >Hard truth to spit out: Yang tells Dems to stop obsessing over impeachment & deal with issues that helped Trump get elected

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Trump’s impeachment is part of ‘political strife’, fate of his presidency not yet sealed – Moscow

Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019By Editor

The US president is currently facing an impeachment process at home but it is all part of a political game, Putin believes. And it is far from over. … Read More >Trump’s impeachment is part of ‘political strife’, fate of his presidency not yet sealed – Moscow

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What Everyone is Missing About the Afghanistan Papers

Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019By Editor

If you need more proof that lawmakers in the US couldn’t care less about America’s woeful commitment to human rights abroad—or even care about the public who vote them into office—look no further than the recent Afghanistan papers and the reaction to the publications from Congress. … Read More >What Everyone is Missing About the Afghanistan Papers

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Snowden has to hand book profits over to US govt, judge rules

Posted on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019By Editor

Whatever profits Edward Snowden’s book “Permanent Record” has earned since its September release will need to be handed over to the US government, thanks to a new ruling from a federal judge. … Read More >Snowden has to hand book profits over to US govt, judge rules

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Last-ditch attempt to stop Nord Stream 2: US Senate passes Pentagon budget that includes Russian pipeline sanctions

Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019By Editor

The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act just approved by the US Senate includes a bill sanctioning companies involved in building the almost-finished Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. … Read More >Last-ditch attempt to stop Nord Stream 2: US Senate passes Pentagon budget that includes Russian pipeline sanctions

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Rudy Giuliani Can Barely Contain Himself Over His Ukraine Findings [video]

Posted on December 15, 2019December 15, 2019By Editor

For the past several weeks, the personal attorney to President Trump has been in Ukraine, interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence to shed light on what the Bidens … Read More >Rudy Giuliani Can Barely Contain Himself Over His Ukraine Findings [video]

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If Trump is a threatening tyrant, why did Democrats just agree to give him $730bn for the military?

Posted on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019By Editor

Bipartisan support for a massive military funding bill shows that apocalyptic justifications by Democrats in their push to impeach President Donald Trump ring hollow when it’s time to agree on funding US imperialism abroad. … Read More >If Trump is a threatening tyrant, why did Democrats just agree to give him $730bn for the military?

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